You might want to think twice about bringing your watercraft to Folsom Lake as debris is blocking most launches.<\/p>\n
State Parks officials say they\u2019re aware of the problem and are contracting with a company to remove the debris as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a total disaster, absolutely a total disaster; I was shocked, disappointed.\u201d<\/p>\n
That was Steven Gelenich\u2019s reaction when he drove up to a launch Tuesday morning, expecting to see a full and clear lake.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe main launch ramp over there is a total disaster, it\u2019s full of thousands of pieces of wood, absolutely no way to launch,\u201d Steven said.<\/p>\n
But the debris wasn\u2019t going to stop Steven.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll tell you right now I\u2019m gonna find a way to launch today,\u201d Steven said.<\/p>\n
He was determined to cruise the lake on his jet ski. Steven drove to different launches and Oak Beach, but he wasn\u2019t having any luck finding a clear spot to launch.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like I\u2019m going to cry right now, I\u2019m so disappointed,\u201d said Steven.<\/p>\n
According to State Parks officials, years of drought led to a build-up of debris as far up as the Sierra. Heavy winter rains washed the debris into rivers, reservoirs and ultimately here, into Folsom Lake.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt probably started coming in back in January, or February,\u201d said Superintendent Richard Preston.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s now May, and with Memorial Day just around the corner, CBS13 wanted to know why wasn\u2019t the debris cleaned up right away?<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had this up and down of the water which pushed debris back and forth, and we couldn\u2019t get to it effectively,\u201d Preston said.<\/p>\n
Crews began removing debris at the end of last week. They have 75 miles of shoreline to clean up.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we don\u2019t get it cleaned up it\u2019s definitely going to impact revenues for the park,\u201d added Preston.<\/p>\n
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